I had DD 11.5 weeks ago via emcs. There were some serious complications (largely due to a scalpel-happy surgeon who apparently decided my bladder was surplus to requirements) which meant I needed further surgery immediately after DD was delivered, under general anaesthetic and lost most of the blood in my body. My scar goes from hip to hip, so is quite a bit bigger than your standard cs scar. I was on a catheter for several weeks but my bladder seems to be working now.
I realise that recovery from any kind of surgery can be a long process but I'm beginning to feel like this is taking too long now. At the end of every day I feel pain in my scar area. It hurts to pick up DD in her car seat and I can't walk more than about half a mile without getting pain in my abdomen. I feel like I'm piling on weight and becoming unhealthy because I can't do any real exercise. I'm also worrying about the amount of painkillers I need to take - although doctors don't seem too concerned about that.
People I know who've had cs seem surprised that I'm not feeling better or doing more. However I don't know anyone who's had a cs with complications like mine so I don't know what to expect in terms of recovery. Doctors and other HCPs also don't really seem to know, as what happened to me is pretty rare. I don't know whether to just accept this is going to take me a while or whether it's time to persist with getting some investigations done in case something isn't right.
I just wondered if anyone else on here had experience similar, and if so, what your recovery was like?
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Recovery from emcs with complications
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rallytog1 · 10/07/2013 08:25
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